[smegel]

> The Xerox Alto, widely recognized as the first modern personal computer

It it wasn't available for personal use, this is a delusional claim. Maybe the first prototype of a personal computer. But that's all it was - a (impressive) technical prototype.

[sctb]

Good heavens, I'm a bit astounded by this dismissal. I think it's fair to say that you can simply consider yourself not covered by “widely recognized” rather than drop supercilious nit-picks here and we'd all be better for it.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[undersuit]

I guess if the nit-picking is to stand my work computer isn't a PC either.

[walshemj]

well they where meant for personal use as I understand it